Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Portraits of President Jimmy Carter and Vice , 1979

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Portraits of President Jimmy Carter and Vice , 1979

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Group of 3 selected architectural and marina , 1961

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Group of 3 selected architectural and marina , 1961

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Mountain and Saguaro Cactus, 1975

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Mountain and Saguaro Cactus, 1975

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Group of 14 portraits, including Dr...., 1958–1969

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Group of 14 portraits, including Dr...., 1958–1969

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1959

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Moonrise from Glacier Point, 1959

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1948

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Leaf, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska, 1948

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Nevada Falls; Sand Dunes, Death Valley..., 1948–1950

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Nevada Falls; Sand Dunes, Death Valley..., 1948–1950

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Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii (+ 2 , 1947

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Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii (+ 2 , 1947

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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, 1942

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The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, 1942

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Glass Shards, Los Angeles, California, 1939

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Glass Shards, Los Angeles, California, 1939

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Mount Brewer (from High Sierras), 1927

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Mount Brewer (from High Sierras), 1927

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Graffiti, Rockport, California

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Graffiti, Rockport, California

Sale Date: December 2, 2012

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Hands of Annette Rosenshine, San Francisco,..., 1932

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Hands of Annette Rosenshine, San Francisco,..., 1932

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Georgia O'Keeffe, 1976

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Georgia O'Keeffe, 1976

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1937

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Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite..., 1937

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1937

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Trailside, Juneau, Alaska, 1947

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Trailside, Juneau, Alaska, 1947

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Graduation Dress (Bild Nr. 5 aus dem..., 1948

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Graduation Dress (Bild Nr. 5 aus dem..., 1948

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: November 11, 2012

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Storm over the Great Plains from Cimarron,..., 1960

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Storm over the Great Plains from Cimarron,..., 1960

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Sequoia Roots, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

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Sequoia Roots, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

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Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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